The Proper Years
Telecaster master Bill Kirchen was right there at the BIG BANG of Americana as a founding member Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen in 1967. Playing guitar has been his only job ever since. Over a ten-year period commencing in 2006, he made albums exclusively at Proper Records’ SPECIFIC SOUND studio in London – until it was demolished when we moved premises.
All thirty-eight tracks including some bonus material are available in this two-CD set. Guests include Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Paul Carrack, Commander Cody, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur, Butch Hancock and more in this tour-de-force of Americana.
Tracklisting: CD 1:
1. Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:28
2. Rocks Into Sand (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:27
3. Get A Little Goner (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:44
4. Skid Row In My Mind (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 4:23
5. Working Man (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:57
6. Soul Cruisin’ (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:36
7. Truth Be Told (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:54
8. Devil With The Blue Dress (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:25
9. One More Day (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:57
10. Heart Of Gold (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:36
11. If It’s Really Got To Be This Way (withNick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:11
12. Bump Wood 4:11
13. Shelly’s Winter Love (with Paul Carrack and Nick Lowe) 4:32
14 . Man In The Bottom Of The Well (with Elvis Costello) 4:36
15. I Don’t Work That Cheap (with Commander Cody) 2:53
16. Time Will Tell The Story 4:17
17. Husbands And Wives (with Chris O’Connell)3:14
18. Open Range (with Blackie Farrell) 4:29
19. Arkansas Diamond 3:34
CD 2
1. Word To The Wise (with Dan Hicks) 2:49
2. Ain’t Got Time For The Blues (with MariaMuldaur) 3:53
3. Valley Of The Moon (with Norton Buffalo) 2:54
4. Too Much Fun 2:41
5. Tell Me The Reason 3:04
6. Down To Seeds And Stems 4:02
7. Semi-Truck 2:10
8. Rockabilly Funeral 4:16
9. Womb To The Tomb 3:59
10. Flip Flop 3:30
11. Swing Fever 3:14
12. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 5:17
13. Truck Stop At The End Of The World 3:14
14. Mama Hated Diesels 4:56
15. Hot Rod Lincoln 7:45
16. Talkin’ About Chicken 3:06
17. Think It Over (with Austin de Lone) 2:47
18. Oxblood (with Butch Hancock) 3:47
19. The Times They Are A-Changin’ (with Austin de Lone) 5:26
Telecaster master Bill Kirchen was right there at the BIG BANG of Americana as a founding member Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen in 1967. Playing guitar has been his only job ever since. Over a ten-year period commencing in 2006, he made albums exclusively at Proper Records’ SPECIFIC SOUND studio in London – until it was demolished when we moved premises.
All thirty-eight tracks including some bonus material are available in this two-CD set. Guests include Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Paul Carrack, Commander Cody, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur, Butch Hancock and more in this tour-de-force of Americana.
Tracklisting: CD 1:
1. Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:28
2. Rocks Into Sand (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:27
3. Get A Little Goner (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:44
4. Skid Row In My Mind (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 4:23
5. Working Man (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:57
6. Soul Cruisin’ (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:36
7. Truth Be Told (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:54
8. Devil With The Blue Dress (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:25
9. One More Day (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 2:57
10. Heart Of Gold (with Nick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:36
11. If It’s Really Got To Be This Way (withNick Lowe and Geraint Watkins) 3:11
12. Bump Wood 4:11
13. Shelly’s Winter Love (with Paul Carrack and Nick Lowe) 4:32
14 . Man In The Bottom Of The Well (with Elvis Costello) 4:36
15. I Don’t Work That Cheap (with Commander Cody) 2:53
16. Time Will Tell The Story 4:17
17. Husbands And Wives (with Chris O’Connell)3:14
18. Open Range (with Blackie Farrell) 4:29
19. Arkansas Diamond 3:34
CD 2
1. Word To The Wise (with Dan Hicks) 2:49
2. Ain’t Got Time For The Blues (with MariaMuldaur) 3:53
3. Valley Of The Moon (with Norton Buffalo) 2:54
4. Too Much Fun 2:41
5. Tell Me The Reason 3:04
6. Down To Seeds And Stems 4:02
7. Semi-Truck 2:10
8. Rockabilly Funeral 4:16
9. Womb To The Tomb 3:59
10. Flip Flop 3:30
11. Swing Fever 3:14
12. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 5:17
13. Truck Stop At The End Of The World 3:14
14. Mama Hated Diesels 4:56
15. Hot Rod Lincoln 7:45
16. Talkin’ About Chicken 3:06
17. Think It Over (with Austin de Lone) 2:47
18. Oxblood (with Butch Hancock) 3:47
19. The Times They Are A-Changin’ (with Austin de Lone) 5:26
